Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are capable of regenerating after injury. This is why injuries to the central ...

In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

As a peripheral nerve, the median nerve is important for both movement and sensation. Median nerve anatomy helps inform us about its function. Movements are caused by the median nerve.

The peripheral nervous system is analogous to the circulatory system; a network of vessels that reaches all parts of the body, but instead of blood flowing through vessels, ...

The obturator nerve plays an essential role in the body’s peripheral nervous system. This system includes nerves and ganglia, or clusters of nerves located near your spinal cord.

Neuroscientists studying how the body's immune system breaks down damaged peripheral nerves. Their latest research changes our understanding of neuropathic pain and how to treat it. In animal ...

The peripheral nervous system, which encompasses all the nerves in the human body outside of the skull and bony spine, sends signals to the brain, which is how people experience pain.

A high-speed, high-resolution 3D imaging system enables whole-body mapping of the mouse peripheral nervous system (PNS) at subcellular resolution. The approach combines in situ sectioning, ...

Polyneuropathy occurs when multiple peripheral nerves malfunction throughout the body. Neuropathy is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Polyneuropathy occurs when there is ...